Bates connected on his only field-goal attempt while going 4-for-4 on PATs in Saturday's 45-31 NFC divisional-round playoff loss to the Commanders. Bates was scarcely used again Saturday, making a ...

The NFL is filled with stories of perseverance, but few are as remarkable as Jake Bates’s journey. This young kicker for the Detroit Lions went from selling bricks in Houston to becoming the ...

Here are his takes heading into Week 11, including the unlikely ascension of the Lions' kicker, a hot head coach candidate in Los Angeles, and big decisions ... But Jake Bates has become a bona ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates sinks a 25-yard field goal to tie the "Sunday Night Football" opener at 3-3 in the second quarter. Watch the highlights from Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City ...